234: Fight against Luo Jun

Luo Jun's body scraped the ground as he flew backward.

He flew dozens of meters, leaving a deep, long mark on the ground.

Boom!

With a loud bang,

He crashed into a treehouse, causing the entire structure to collapse.

"So fast..."

Luo Jun's expression was solemn.

Although he was sent flying by a punch, the moment he was struck, he immediately used Soul Power to protect his body, forming a layer of defense. This meant the attack caused him no damage.

However, the opponent's speed... greatly startled him!

He looked up at this moment.

He finally saw the person who had struck him down.

This was a humanoid Crimson Tiger, five meters tall, entirely red, with a powerful sense of oppression radiating from its large body.

Crimson energy fluctuations spread from its feet, which were planted on the ground, rapidly extending outwards from its standing point, making the surrounding ground resemble a field of lava.

At this moment, not only Luo Jun saw Xiao Shi.

The many Red Tiger Sect disciples around also saw Xiao Shi.

Those Blood Martial Realm Red Tiger Sect disciples all felt their Blood Source vibrate. This vibration, even though they didn't know who this suddenly appearing giant Crimson Tiger was, made them realize that their own Blood Sources all originated from the massive Crimson Tiger before them!

Guo Chengdao and the three Red Tiger Sect elders, upon seeing Xiao Shi appear, excitedly shouted,

"Ancestor!"

Ancestor?

Everyone else was filled with confusion and shock.

They had no idea that the Red Tiger Sect... actually had an ancestor!

Xiao Shi stood in front of Cen Qingci.

His shattered golden beast eyes coldly stared at the Rapid Shadow Palace elder he had sent flying.

Although he had been inside the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree earlier, he had been constantly paying attention to the commotion outside.

After all, as the owner of the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree, all movements within Tree Shadow City were under his control.

When he saw the Rapid Shadow Palace elder make a move,

He decisively appeared.

Under the circumstances of beastification through the Forbidden Array, he had no worries about his identity being exposed.

In this form, no one would know who he was.

Xiao Shi stared intently at the Rapid Shadow Palace elder.

This Rapid Shadow Palace elder had once left a psychological shadow in the depths of his heart, making him seem as powerful as a god.

But unlike the other members of the Red Tiger Sect... as Xiao Shi's strength and cultivation increased,

The opponent, in his eyes, was not invincible.

In the Martial Soul Realm, even without counting those within the Realm, he had already killed two Martial Soul Realm powerhouses.

Naturally, he no longer had such a psychological shadow.

Xiao Shi's and Luo Jun's gazes collided in the air.

Invisible sparks flew.

Swish!

Both figures flashed simultaneously.

They engaged in fierce combat.

Dull explosions rippled through the air.

The collisions between the two in their fight possessed terrifying power that made everyone around them tremble with fear.

However, in terms of strength,

Xiao Shi was far inferior to Luo Jun. When Luo Jun infused his Soul Power into his attacks, his strikes were extremely fierce and unusually powerful.

After suffering a disadvantage, Xiao Shi simply stopped clashing head-on.

He continuously moved around Luo Jun using his speed, causing the opponent's attacks to repeatedly miss.

Luo Jun was not in a hurry about this.

Both he and Xiao Shi knew very well.

Currently, both sides were probing each other and had not yet gone all out.

Now it was a matter of who would be unable to resist attacking with full force first!

Before fighting the opponent, Xiao Shi already knew that this person's cultivation was in the Soul Awakening Stage of the Martial Soul Realm, but he also knew that even within the Soul Awakening Stage, there were differences in strength.

Martial artists in the Soul Awakening Stage would also show considerable differences in Soul Power.

Judging from their current exchange,

This person was clearly much stronger than the first Soul Awakening Stage Martial Soul Realm martial artist he had killed previously.

This couldn't help but make a glimmer of anticipation appear in Xiao Shi's eyes.

He felt that this person might be a good target!

A target that could allow him to comprehend Bloodline Profundities.

However, once he entered that kind of battle artistic conception, he would block out everything around him. At that time, if the commotion was too great and attracted the attention of the Rapid Shadow Palace, it might be difficult to continue fighting the opponent one-on-one.

After all, the Rapid Shadow Palace had more than just one elder.

Xiao Shi had to consider that other elders might also intervene.

"Looking at it this way, if I want to comprehend Bloodline Profundities through this person, I'll have to create a suitable battle environment to ensure the fight can proceed normally without interruption."

Thinking of this,

Xiao Shi already had an idea in his mind.

His gaze instantly sharpened like a knife.

He slightly bent his knees, causing cracks to appear on the ground.

Boom!!

A pit exploded from the ground beneath his feet.

He shot up into the sky like a cannonball.

While in the air, the crimson on his body suddenly turned golden, and his figure rapidly expanded, growing from five meters to nearly ten meters.

Like a massive golden meteor.

Plummeting straight down.

"Is this your full power...?"

Luo Jun's eyes narrowed slightly.

He felt that since he could force the opponent to attack with full power first, the advantage was naturally on his side.

He pointed two fingers like a sword, raised his hand, and struck out with a sword attack towards Xiao Shi, who was plummeting from above.

Boom!!

Amidst the explosive roar of sword qi tearing through the air,

The sword qi struck by Luo Jun and the Tremor Origin Step unleashed by Xiao Shi after switching to Jingang Form collided fiercely.

The entire sword qi visibly vibrated.

However, it was not shattered.

It remained intact.

It formed a stalemate with the Tremor Origin Step stomped down by Xiao Shi, neither able to overpower the other.

Just then,

Chii!

From the ground beneath Luo Jun, numerous tree branches suddenly pierced the earth and shot upwards.

Each of these branches was incredibly thick, and their length was astonishing.

After shooting out,

They immediately enveloped Luo Jun and Xiao Shi with astonishing speed, forming a giant sphere!

Both were enveloped within this sphere.

This scene greatly shocked the many onlookers.

They looked at the giant tree sphere before them.

But they could no longer see Xiao Shi and Luo Jun inside the tree sphere.

At the same time,

From beneath the ground where Guo Chengdao and others stood, tree branches also silently emerged, wrapping around their feet.

Immediately, the injuries of Guo Chengdao and the others began to heal.

This caused their hearts to tremble.

They all realized that these suddenly appearing tree branches were formed by Xiao Shi.

Immediately, they no longer panicked.

The sphere composed of numerous tree branches was enormous.

Inside, it was pitch black, with no trace of light.

However, Xiao Shi had already been able to ignore darkness as early as the Qi Martial Realm, and now he could clearly see everything here.

At the same time, for a Martial Soul Realm practitioner like Luo Jun, this darkness would not have any effect on him.

However, a sense of vigilance arose in his heart.

He realized that this sphere was very likely formed by the opponent.

"What does he want to do?"

Luo Jun couldn't quite discern Xiao Shi's intention.

Just then,

Boom!!

The power emanating from the opponent's feet suddenly surged!

Directly breaking the stalemate between them.

The sword qi struck by Luo Jun twisted continuously amidst the vibrations.

Finally, with a loud boom,

It shattered and exploded.

Luo Jun retreated several steps, stumbling.

He became even more certain that everything here was orchestrated by the opponent.

At the same time, he deliberately used the opponent's vibrating force to retreat continuously. After retreating to the edge of the sphere,

He let out a low roar.

He struck one finger against the tree branches forming the sphere.

However, his full-power strike not only failed to break the branches but couldn't even leave a mark on them.

These branches... were harder than he imagined!

"What kind of branches are these!!"

Luo Jun's mind was greatly shaken.

"Don't even think about escaping from here. There's only one way for you to leave: kill me."

Xiao Shi looked at him coldly.

The tree sphere formed by the Azure Calamity Ancient Tree was not so easy to break open.

This was a battlefield he had specifically created for this fight!

Inside this sphere, besides not having to worry about their battle being disturbed, Xiao Shi also didn't have to worry about using certain techniques.

For example, he previously couldn't easily use the Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor in front of others.

Now that he was inside the sphere,

He no longer had such concerns.

The immense pressure created by the Martial Emperor Shoulder Armor instantly greatly increased the power of his Tremor Origin Step.

"Do you want to fight like a cornered beast?"

Luo Jun's eyes were sharp.

"Although I don't know how you, the Red Tiger Sect Ancestor, managed to hide within our Rapid Shadow Palace without me detecting your presence, you want to fight me to the death..."

He stretched out his hand.

And grabbed into the void in front of him.

He actually pulled a sword hilt out of the void.

This was an entirely white sword hilt, yet it had no blade, just a bare hilt.

The moment he grasped this sword hilt,

Luo Jun's entire aura changed.

"You're still far from it!"

Swish!

His figure charged forward, actively attacking Xiao Shi.

Xiao Shi's gaze focused on the sword hilt in his hand.

Although there was no blade on this sword hilt, Xiao Shi felt a sense of danger from it.

"If I'm not mistaken, he will use his own Soul Power to form the blade, making it even more lethal!"

Xiao Shi's eyes narrowed slightly.

For him at this stage, the biggest drawback when facing a Martial Soul Realm powerhouse was that he was inferior to the opponent in terms of power level.

Especially when the opponent used Soul Power,

It was difficult to clash head-on with him.

"I can't fight him in close combat!"

Thoughts flashed through Xiao Shi's mind.

He instantly switched to Crimson Tiger Form, bursting with speed to widen the distance.

In terms of speed, he had an absolute advantage. Crimson Tiger Form combined with the Martial Emperor War Boots allowed his speed to reach an astonishing level.

Even these Soul Awakening Stage Martial Soul Realm practitioners were far inferior to him in terms of speed.

However, Luo Jun seemed to have anticipated his retreat from the beginning.

Through their previous exchanges, Luo Jun had already realized that speed was the opponent's strong suit.

He smiled grimly.

He held the sword hilt in his right hand, while a glowing orb appeared in his left hand.

He directly tossed the glowing orb in his hand upwards.

It adhered to the top of the massive tree sphere, providing illumination.

However, his purpose was not to see Xiao Shi through the light, but to create shadows after illumination!

Chii!

The formation of shadows instantly caused a blade to form on Luo Jun's sword hilt.

This was a... Shadow Sword Blade!

Rapid Shadow Palace, by its very nature, focused on cultivating "Shadows." Different shadows possessed different powers and effects.

For example, the Rapid Shadow Palace disciples of Tree Shadow City,

Mainly cultivated Tree Shadow.

Luo Jun, as the master of Sword Shadow City, cultivated Sword Shadow!

At this moment,

Luo Jun truly began to unleash his powerful killing moves.

Chii!

He slashed forward with the sword blade formed by shadow in his hand.

He unleashed a shadow sword light.

However, this shadow sword light did not fly towards Xiao Shi like a normal sword light.

Instead, it directly transformed the shadow beneath Xiao Shi into sword light.

It instantly shot out from within Xiao Shi's shadow.

No matter how fast Xiao Shi's speed was,

He couldn't dodge this sword light that shot out from his shadow.

Although Xiao Shi had previously anticipated that the opponent's blade would be formed by Soul Power, he had overlooked the opponent's shadow, which had never been used, and he had not anticipated that the opponent's shadow would be so bizarre!

At this critical juncture,

Numerous bursts of blood energy rapidly emanated from Xiao Shi's body.

They converged on his face, forming the face of a Crimson Tiger on his countenance!

The entire Crimson Tiger face was filled with terrifying aura fluctuations.

It perfectly overlapped with his face.

Since he was already transformed into a Crimson Tiger under the Forbidden Array,

Therefore, when this Crimson Tiger face overlapped with his own, there was no sense of incongruity.

It couldn't even be seen that these were two overlapping faces.

And the moment they overlapped,

Roar!

A massive tiger's roar erupted simultaneously from this Crimson Tiger face and Xiao Shi's face.

Blood Art — Crimson Tigers Roar!!

Within the Blood Martial Realm, Blood Art itself was an incredibly powerful technique.

Every Blood Martial Realm martial artist could create their own exclusive Blood Art.

The difference in strength between a Blood Martial Realm practitioner with Blood Art and one without it was like heaven and earth.

Ever since Xiao Shi comprehended Blood Art,

This Blood Art had always been his powerful trump card.

Now, as he unleashed it,

Roar!!

An invisible sound wave directly swept over Luo Jun's body.

A Crimson Tiger's face also simultaneously appeared on his face.

This Crimson Tiger face roared continuously on his face.

This caused Luo Jun's head to throb with intense pain, warm blood seeped from his nostrils, and his face turned pale.

All of this happened in an extremely brief instant.

After Luo Jun was attacked by the Crimson Tigers Roar, the entire shadow sword light he had unleashed immediately paused due to Luo Jun's injuries.

This was exactly the result Xiao Shi wanted!

He knew that the Crimson Tigers Roar couldn't directly kill the opponent.

What he wanted... was for the opponent to be affected by the Crimson Tigers Roar, allowing him to use this to dodge the shadow sword light's attack.

After all, the shadow sword light's speed was too fast.

If it weren't for this,

He would have found it difficult to dodge that sword strike from the opponent.

Luo Jun clutched his head with one hand.

His gaze towards Xiao Shi was profound.

"Don't rush, the battle has just begun!"

Xiao Shi grinned.